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Mainsail "slug" keeper jsd6410 at 11:56am 07.10.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1055 Hey guys, My Hunter 26 recently lost the thumb screw that attaches to the sliding slug in the mainsa
Port flange screws loose odaydokay at 10:55am 07.10.22 Ask All Sailors 5/548 As I was brushing my teeth at the head sink this morning, I happened to look out of the port above a
Raritan PH Tiny Drip odaydokay at 10:45am 07.10.22 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/633 If I were not a perfectionist on stuff like this, I would not bother. When I pump this head a bunch
Re-constituting 3M 4200 Tedd at 10:43am 07.10.22 Ask All Sailors 10/1454 I didn't find anything about this in the archives. I have a nearly full tube of 3M 4200 that has sta
I did a bad thing. Dipstick tube help. (2) svAtargatis at 9:55am 07.10.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1231 I was attempting my first oil change on my 93 Hunter 40.5 which has a yanmar 4jh2e the pump I was us
37C: Winter haulout or bubbler? Brazil at 9:43am 07.10.22 The Cherubini Hunters 4/727 This question mainly regards assessing risk of water intake at engine exhaust. I have a 1980 Hunter
Electrical Gremlins -HELP! smokey73 at 7:12pm 07.09.22 Ask All Sailors 10/970 I discovered something very strange that leads me to believe I have something wrong connected. It is
Catalina 25 mainsail rigging (1) lsavocchi at 5:16pm 07.09.22 Ask All Sailors 4/1791 Hi All-Quick question on rigging the mainsail on my Catalina 25. is the line at the end of the boom
Leaks at the Hatch (3) mjsb at 2:45pm 07.09.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/999 Hunter 31, 1987: I have rain water cascading down the inside bulkhead wall between the engine area
Re-bedding the Deadlights - H41DS dkinzer at 12:07pm 07.09.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/922 Both of the large deadlights (in the cabin top over the saloon) have leaked in the past and need to
H41ds steering lube (1) Nachismo at 10:48am 07.09.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/496
Replacing Cushions on my Hunter 320 Stephen Dale at 10:00am 07.09.22 Mid-Size Boats 3/690 We have a 2000 Hunter 320 and my beloved wife says that our 22 year old cushions need replacing. Wh
2006 Beneteau 423 - Volvo engine / prop shaft vibration (2) Richard McDonald at 8:18am 07.09.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 19/4086 A sea trial, earlier this week, on a 2006 Beneteau 423 revealed a Volvo Pentax engine / prop shaft v
View From the Top o' the Mast - H41DS (1) dkinzer at 7:06pm 07.08.22 Big Boats 3/917 I ascended the mast of our H41DS a few days ago to pull out the existing VHF coax (due to high VSWR)
Have you ever played the game something doesn't match the others (1) Crusty Ol Salt at 6:44pm 07.08.22 Ask All Sailors 13/1469 So I am replacing my spinnaker halyard that was damaged like so many other things back in January an
mac 25 keel lifting cable bolt size ? whudatt at 2:28pm 07.08.22 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1029 Hello folks, can someone please tell me the cable lifting bolt size for the mac 25 ? Not the pIvot
Original Sales Price of Hunter 26, 260 & 270 rs1sensen at 1:45pm 07.08.22 Smaller Boats 4/1215 I'm just curious if there are any original owners or @Crazy Dave Condon who can share what the origi
Hatch, Hunter 45 CC (1) Jeff Jellick at 1:13pm 07.08.22 Big Boats 3/914 One of the Hatch handles that secures the port hatch on our Hunter 45 CC has come off. This has happ
45DS mainsail furling seanmadian at 11:17am 07.08.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 25/3541 Hello all -- Searched for related threads but found none (?!). Please cross-post if you have resourc
Autopilot Direct Drive on H34 WasabiRush at 9:52am 07.08.22 Big Boats 13/1784 I have an '86 H34 with the sometimes infamous ST4000+ computer and helm wheel drive. It worked fine

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Chartplotter navigation software for Raymarine Gypsy Legend at 12:32pm 08.08.25
Outhaul and traveler basic help please AaronD at 12:14pm 08.08.25 Your traveler routing sounds about right to me. I didn't want to tie line through the sharp-ish hole
Seacock Quality... Replace?--Currently on the hard. testingthewaters91 at 11:50am 08.08.25
Seacock Quality... Replace?--Currently on the hard. testingthewaters91 at 11:46am 08.08.25 I posted this above as you were writing: Edit: I guess your idea is using a bolt into the nut capt
Remove Princess Oven Door Foswick at 11:44am 08.08.25 Cheers. I'm headed out this afternoon to go round 2 with that project.
Seacock Quality... Replace?--Currently on the hard. Richard19068 at 11:21am 08.08.25 Thank you for the excerpt, and I did read that. My idea was that when he mentioned epoxy captured n
Refitting the Scuppers for Heavy Weather Confidence testingthewaters91 at 11:17am 08.08.25 Seacocks make no sense. You want the water to get out. If concerned about backup, then cross the
Seacock Quality... Replace?--Currently on the hard. testingthewaters91 at 11:12am 08.08.25 Thank you for the excerpt, and I did read that. My idea was that when he mentioned epoxy captured nu
Seacock Quality... Replace?--Currently on the hard. Richard19068 at 11:09am 08.08.25
Refitting the Scuppers for Heavy Weather Confidence Stu Jackson at 11:05am 08.08.25 Seacocks make no sense. You want the water to get out. If concerned about backup, then cross the h
Fiberglass rudder from Catalina Direct ...3TacksontheWater at 11:01am 08.08.25 What many of us have is the "Catalina 22 High Performance Unifoil Kick Up Rudder Assembly" which is
Seacock Quality... Replace?--Currently on the hard. testingthewaters91 at 10:48am 08.08.25 For myself, not being particularly schooled with a tap, I'd probably drill the first 1/4" plate of
Fiberglass rudder from Catalina Direct (1) Gene Neill at 10:31am 08.08.25 To my knowledge, they are the only aftermarket rudder available for the C22. They are wonderful in
Seacock Quality... Replace?--Currently on the hard. testingthewaters91 at 10:29am 08.08.25 Yes, if, as he says, your backing plates are thick enough. Luckily, I went a bit overboard and or
Seacock Quality... Replace?--Currently on the hard. Richard19068 at 10:22am 08.08.25 With 1/4" G10 backing plates, would be better to epoxy two together to make up a 1/2' backer. Tap
50,000 kilometers........ in a kayak! Richard19068 at 10:12am 08.08.25 It's about 1000 miles, but it's all downhill. ...but it's all downhill.:biggrin: Oh, that's right
Seacock Quality... Replace?--Currently on the hard. BigEasy at 10:09am 08.08.25 Yes, if, as he says, your backing plates are thick enough. With 1/4" G10 backing plates, wou
Can anyone help me with this control panel guage Issue Richard19068 at 10:03am 08.08.25 Sometimes gauges will stay in position when the ignition switch is turned off until the engine is r
Replacement Brackets for hatches boris2point0 at 9:58am 08.08.25 Welcome to the SBO Forum. Congrats on your new to you sailbaot. Reading your intro "Yamaha 30-1 CA
Can anyone help me with this control panel guage Issue Stu Jackson at 9:54am 08.08.25 Assuming the engine was not running in the photo, the fact that the oil pressure gauge is reading p

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